A Hoary Issue In the beginning the Earth was flat and infinite. People ran away from the gods, built cities…
Riding with the Diaspora The air is sharp with the sound of Chinese, sweet with Spanish, like a good sauce,…
Unoccupied Time I’ve been watching Netflix Christmas movies all day. Now it’s 4:51 in the early evening and both eyes…
SOFIA i. Far back it is, the beginning in its ruined stillness. I cannot say, with words, the line around…
Another One for the White Nights It’s warm; I go home on foot. A sandal strap is scratching a mosquito…
buy buy BABY 1 I dip my finger in a smudge of rainwater on the tin metal armrest. The terrible…
Our Homeland Once, beyond the Wall White olive blossoms clustered Beside stone houses Where high-pitched laughter rose. Now, pine…
Once --after Cecilia Woloch Weren’t we standing there once, gripping the walls, pulling off shirts, unsnapping straps, rustling up the…
"Detached"--acrylic and oil on canvas Erin Schalk is a visual artist, writer, and educator who lives in the greater Los…
only I have this exact constellation of freckles across the outer slope of my elbow and even if it isn't…